Have a Contigo 20 oz.
Paid like $22, they vary in price by color and inventory.
Second one from this co., 1st one was 16oz. and lasted 2 years, then it became hard to get liquid out like the vent was clogged or something.
Autoseal and is spill proof at least with cold beverages. People claim in doesn’t hold back real hot coffee so beware there.
I use Iced tea in it and it works well but the cap/valve mechanism is a PIA to clean.
Dishwasher only does so much.
Have to put 1/3 amt water in it and shake it then pour out water with chunks in it from lid deal, do this till no more comes out. I get after it with a pipe cleaner once a month and get all the nooks out.
May have to try boiling water or soak in vinegar.
Still happy with it overall, with just water would probably be clean longer.
Thanks, good to know. The cost is very close to the 21 oz Hydro Flask (as low as $25 for some colors). A good friend of mine has the Hydro Flash in 18 oz and 21 oz. Average pricing by color is around the same for both +/- a few dollars. The 21 oz is just 0.75” taller, same width. I don’t think it comes with a quick sip cap (you have to rotate the cap several revolutions to get it off).
Check out Hydro Flask. I just bought the 24 oz medium mouth container and I put ice(4 regular sized) ice cubes and water in it last night around 6:00p.m. and left it on my kitchen counter over night and it still ice in it after almost 12 hours,but ice was totally gone after 15 hours.When they (HF)say there coolers have ice after 24 hours,I wonder “how much’ ice they start with,(full up?)
I bought this because,from one review I read,it beat out the YETI brand,which I always thought was #1.
Buy once cry once.HB
My wife has the Hydra Flask 20 oz wide mouth bottle, this is her second Hydra Flask.
Her first one she had was left behind in a hotel room during a short vacation. So I had to replace it.
Hydra Flask makes a good product. I recommend - however it is pricey. Well I got stuck paying full retail
Myself I buy what is on sale, just last week I purchased a GSI Microlite wide mouth. It works for me. Being “Microlite” (thin wall) it will dent easy.
It fits my water bottle cage on my bicycle.
I have another GSI microlite which I use for coffe, the coffe has permently stained / flavored the gasket - so any beverage other
than coffe gets a hint of coffe flavor.
The GSI website offers replacement parts , I will stock up gaskets before they are discountined
My wife recieved as a gift a corkcicle bottle, with the small narrow mouth we don’t really use it, it is hard to fill and add ice.
The wide mouth bottles are the way to go IMO easy to fill and clean. I use denture cleaning tablets to clean all my bottles,
YETI makes good products as well - If I were to recieve one as a gift I would be very happy.
sip cap seals completely: https://www.hydroflask.com/wide-mouth-straw-lid
unlike most mugs such as Yeti, which will leak in a backpack and must be kept upright, such as in a car, or must be carried empty in a pack.
Yeah…before I started my searching,I thought that YETI was the ‘top dog’ in coolers,although ENGEL is supposed to be ‘right up there’ and I almost bought one of YETI’s large picnic coolers,but the price kinda turned me off.
Don’t expect a speedy reply from Hydro Flask if you happen to ask them a product question or whatever on their web-site.HB
Thanks, I wasn’t aware that Hydro Flask has optional tops to include a flex straw. However, on their own site the reviews are lackluster (3.7 out of 5) and they state “Please note that the Wide Mouth Straw Lid is not leakproof and is not intended for use with hot liquids.”
About YETI, have you seen the Rambler? That seals up completely and doesn’t leak. It has a small screw cap on top of the lid where rotation is short, versus the main cap. There’s also an optional cap with magnetic holder. They also offer a collapsible straw cap that does not leak, HERE.
Frankly, for these sport-cap collapsible straw type lids, I don’t think it’s a wise approach for these heavy steel bottles. If you’re doing an active sport like cycling, jogging, etc., you’ll want a plastic bottle with sport cap for minimal weight. Plus, you don’t need serious thermal properties because it’s not wise to drink very cold water to hydrate during rigorous exercise (you want room temperature water).
Wow… $10 for essentially a rebranded YETI? That’s a steal alright! Will have to check it out. Thanks!
I did an ice test on both Hydro Flask and YETI thermos bottles (totally sealed caps)… and they were very comparable. It wasn’t a scientific test, but after 12 hours they both still had ice floating inside. By 20 hours, the ice had melted but the water will still very cold.
I highly recommend RTIC https://rticoutdoors.com/ I have coffee mugs and water bottles, I live in Texas (Hot) lol…and take a water bottle with me everyday in the car and at work.
“Leak Resistant” according to the link… thanks for doing the research…
This is the room temp drinking 25oz water bottle I currently use, it seals completely. does not leak in a backpack:
it fits a car cup holder and a half twist creates a sipping lid (but not like a straw, bottle must be tilted up, not ideal when driving)
In winter, for hot tea, and as a source of warmth I use 32oz Nalgene. Seals completely, no leaks in a backpack:
does not fit a car cup holder, is not suitable for drinking while driving (splashes in your face), unless using this sip cap accessory Amazon.com that fits into the bottle, under the sealed lid.
I use these 16oz soft flasks as pocket warmers with hot tea inside, when snowboarding:
Yeah, their prices are really very good. They’d got a steep sale going on.
I like how for most sizes they include 3 cap types—no extra accessory to buy. 4.8 rating on Amazon too. Competitively priced. And some really terrific color options. The labels are laser etched too, which is a nice touch.
i recently got their 1.1 liter thermos… for 10$ the quality was hard to beat…
and i’ve got a few of their regular 18oz bottles / cups too. they’re pretty good. from what i saw they’ve even been updating the caps and style of their bottles…
Alright before I say this, I will say I do not have this brand. But this applies to all metal mugs.
That being said the Big Stanley thermos says you need to “pre chill” the device before putting in your drink.
This allows the thermos to do it’s job of “keeping the drink cold” and it does make a big difference.
Your ice isn’t being wasted on chilling the liner now as it is already cold.
Just put water and a fair amount of ice in it for like 10 min., then drain that out and add ice and your drink and it will stay cold for a long time.
I do this with all my travel mugs now for hot weather and the results are worth the effort.
HTH
According to the Hydro Flask literature,they say no freezer.I usually do that also,chill for a bit then add ice and water,but kinda afraid now,don’t want to wreck the powdered coating and maybe that’s why they say no freezer?
I sent them an e-mail regarding the ‘no freezer’ bit,but I am thinking that maybe they were talking about people filling it up with water,putting the lid on and freezing it solid,which would split it open…I dunno,they don’t seem too ‘fast’ with their replies.HB
